Holder for machinists&#39; scales and pencils



Sept. 18, 1923.

E. C. CARLSON HOLDER FOR MACHINISTS' SCALES AND PENCILS lllllll Patented Sept. l8, i923.

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Application filed. December 24, 1921.

To all "whomit may concern:

Be it known that I, EGNAR C(CanLsoN, a citizen of the United States, residing at Rockford, in the county'of lVinnebago and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Holders for Machinists; Scales and Pencils, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to holders adapted to be carried on a person, preferably by attachment to the edge of a pocket, for hold: ing several articles. It has noreparticular reference to a holder. especially adapted for workmen and artisans for carrying a steel scale or thelike, and a pencil, and the primary' object is to provide a holder of this character constructed in a simple and novel manner, permitting quick attachment to and removal from any article of apparel, and preferably to the edge of a pocket, and designed to hold a scale and pencil so that they may be conveniently removed and replaced and will be secure.y held in the holder against accidental displacement.

Another object is to provide as an article of manufacture, a holder, such as described, formed ofbut two parts so shaped'as to be capable of production at a low cost; and to serve practically and satisfactorily the purposes intended.

Referring to t .e drawing: Figure 1 shows a holder embodying my invention, in operativeposition in a pocket; Fig. 2, a front view of the holder removed from the poclret;'and V Figs. 3 and 4t, sectional views taken on the lines 83 and i4;, respectively,v of Fig. 2. The holder is composed of two parts, namely, a front and a back designated generally by characters 5. and 6, respectively. Each part, formed of sheet metal, is stamped or pressec to a shape necessary for the functions contemplated by this invention. The back part, as shown in Fig. 4, is shaped to provide channels 7 and v8, extending throughout the length of said part, the former of which is substantially semi-circular in cross section and the latter, rectangular, for the reception of a pen il and a steel scale, re spectively. The marginal side edges 9 of the back part and the portion 11 intermediate the channels 7 and 8 lie in the same plane and are adapted for connection to the front part. This connection is established by turning the marginal side edges 12 of the front part over and clamping them to said Serial No. 524,579.

edges 9, and by riveting the portion 11 to the front part as at 13, thus rigidly uniting the front and back parts. lVhen the parts are so united, defined passages are provided for the reception of a pencil and a scale, as clearly shown in the drawings.

For attachment of the holder to an article of apparel, such for example as to the pocket of a work jacket or apron, I have shaped the front part 5 to provide a forwardly and downwardly turned flap 14. This provides, in efiect, a spring clip whereby the holder proper may be positioned in a pocket as shown in Fig. 1, with the spring clip 14iengaged over the edge of the pocket, thereby supporting the holder in operative position. It will be observed that the back part extends substantially above the front part, thereby providing an extended throat to the respective passages in the holder for the purpose of facilitating insertion of the penoil and scale into said passages.

In order to secure the articles in the holder and to prevent accidental displacement of such articles, I have provided means for frictionally engaging such articles for securing them in connection with the holder. To this end, I have slitted the front part longitudinally of and in alignment with each passage, as shown at 15 and 16, and have pressed the intermediate portions 17 and 18 into the passageways. These portions17 and 18 impose frictional resistance on the articles disposed in the respective passages, and while permitting free insertion and removal of the articles, nevertheless, they hold such articles in operative relation to the holder and prevent accidental displacement therefrom.

From the foregoing, it will be apparent that I have provided a holder composed of but few parts, constructed in a very simple and inexpensive manner and designed to serve in a practical and effective manner the objects prefaced above.

lVhile I have illustrated but a single working embodiment," it should be understood that various changes might be made in details of construction without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as expressed in the appended claim.

I claim:

A penciland scale holder comprising a front and a back sheet metal part, the latter being shaped to provide two front-facing channels reaching from top to bottom,

r a pencil and a scale, respectively, and being further shaped to provide marginal edges contiguous to the other-=sidesof said channels, the front part being, flat and clamped along its SlCle edges to SillClIIlZLIglIliLl edges of the back part so as to close the0pen face of said channels, and the top end of said 1 front part being turnedrdownwardlyoandL= forwardly .belo-wthe upper .end of .thehac-k apart leaving the, latter aextending 'so as to provide an open throat to said channels, said turned end of the front part providinga springclip' reaehingf-rom side to side of the iholdernforetta chment over the edge of a pocket or the like, for holding the fiat front side of thejholdeniflatiagainst such pocket edge.

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